Repairing permissions, how?
hi, i just bought new macbook last week, and want to upgrade to 10.4.8, but am hesitant after reading some articles. what steps should i take to a proper installation (i know repairing permissions is one, but am not sure how to do so)?, or should i wait a little longer to install 10.4.8?
Hi Drew,
In OSX it is important to verify and (if necessary)repair permissions before and after you update the OS or install additional software.
You will be notified if OSX permissions differ and need to be repaired.
To do this you need to follow the following steps:
1 - Click on the FINDER icon in the dock
2 - Go to UTILITIES
3 - Open DISK UTILITY
when you open DISK UTILITY it will search for your HD and any other storage device connected to your Mac.
Select your HD it should be "Macintosh HD" unless you have changed the name.
On the right side of the DISK UTILITY window you will see a number of tabs
First Aid - Erase - Raid - Restore
of these select "First Aid"
At the bottom of the widow (just above the description of the selected hard drive you will see 2 buttons on the left "Verify Permissions" and "Repair Permissions" and 1 on the right side "Verify Disk"
Click on "Verify Permissions" to check the state of OSX if you see a message saying that permission differ then you need to "repair permissions"
That is it, easy and will save you some head aches in the future.
When using OSX you will find that sometimes (not very often) it starts acting strange or unusually sluggish, the first thing you need to do in these cases is check OSX permissions and if they are OK then use "Verify Disk"
I hope this helps
S
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